Djibouti’s Mahmoud Ali Youssouf Elected African Union Commission Chairperson Amid Growing Continental Challenges

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — Djibouti’s Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has been elected Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) for a four-year term, following a rigorous voting process at the 38th Ordinary Summit of the African Union in Addis Ababa.

Youssouf, 59, replaces Chad’s Moussa Faki, who has led the Commission since 2017. Algeria’s Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the AU, Selma Malika Haddadi, was also elected as Deputy Chairperson, succeeding…